E-waste

• Electronic waste is on the rise, UN warns, as recycling expected to drop

  U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further.

  World

  Mar 21, 2024
  
• Canada’s electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, study indicates

  The study, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, looked at e-waste data going as far back as 1971.

  Canada

  May 8, 2023
  
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• Winnipeg student hosts e-waste drive to properly dispose old electronics

  Throwing your electronics in the trash sends them to a landfill where they'll take hundreds of years to decompose, according to the Green Action Centre.

  Environment

  Jul 18, 2021
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• ‘It doesn’t belong in our landfills’: What to do with your old electronics

  Officials behind Waste Reduction Week hope more people will choose proper depots to get rid of old electronics, rather than letting them go to waste in landfills.

  Consumer

  Oct 20, 2018
• SaskTel looking to divert unwanted cellphones from landfills

  Over 106,000 cellphones have been diverted from landfills since Phones for a Fresh Start started in 2009.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2018
• Worldwide electronic waste hit a new record at 45 million tonnes last year

  The weight of e-waste in 2016 was equivalent to about 4,500 Eiffel Towers.

  World

  Dec 13, 2017
• Gold mining takes on a new meaning at the University of Saskatchewan

  Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have created a new way to solve a growing problem in gold metal waste.

  Science

  Feb 15, 2017
• Lethbridge E-Cycle Drive aims to bring electronic recycling facility to the city

  People can go to the landfill where they will safely dispose electronics but the network started this drive to make it more convenient, hoping more people will consider recycling.

  Environment

  Jan 9, 2017
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• Electronic waste skyrockets in Canada

  A new Statistics Canada study has found that electronic waste across Canada has nearly tripled in just four years.

  Environment

  May 24, 2016
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• Market on Macleod asks for Calgary’s broken electronics in recycling event

  The Market on Macleod is hosting an e-waste roundup April 16 in honour of Earth Day.

  Consumer

  Apr 12, 2016